Tip of the week

Three films connected by theme, idea, personality, genre or just the taste of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival programmers. Three Times is a dynamic collection that gradually grows with new trios of films and as an enduring inspiration it is worth visiting regularly.

3× Miloš Macourek

Undoubtedly one of the most original screenwriters of the 20th century, a master of playful imagination and iconic comedies full of quirky paradoxes. It's January, there's little sun – it's time for some Macourek.

3× long take

Long takes that go beyond mere formal gesture. Michael Haneke, Gaspar Noé, and above all, one-take master Philip Barantini, in films where time takes center stage.

3× Irish Shamrock

The bold comedy Kneecap fires rap bullets for Irish freedom, the horror Oddity shoots classic ghostly ammo across the living and dead, and Sing Street brims with music and '80s Dublin energy.

3× Jiří Trnka

Who Jiří Trnka was and what films he created during a challenging period of Czechoslovak history will be explored through two of his magical films and a documentary portrait.

3× Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish star shone in TV hits like Borgen and Westworld; her film roles are just as striking. Three standout performances by Sidse Babett Knudsen, including the lead in the new release The Warden.

3× pig

Three takes on a pig: the adorable, pink piglet Kvík for the whole family’s delight, the sow Gunda in a captivating exploration of animal life, and a pig in a supporting but crucial role in the story of Our Lovely Pig Slaughter.

3× before seeing Babygirl

The central acting trio from the provocative erotic thriller, which is just hitting cinemas, in pivotal life roles.

3× Bolek Polívka

Boleslav Polívka personally presented the premiere of a newly restored version of Věra Chytilová's Kalamita, in which he stars, on January 16 as part of the KVIFF Classics festival. We see this as a great opportunity to revisit his other films as well.

3× life in photography

How the transformations of society, wartime conflicts, and the world of fashion and celebrities are reflected in the images of three legends of global photography: Libuše Jarcovjáková, Antonín Kratochvíl and Helmut Newton.

3× don’t play with devils

There are different kinds of devils; fairy tales have kind-hearted ones, but Mr. Bohouš Devil has only the traits that would send him straight to hell.